Replying To SAM1998: "If Gleeson gets the nod for the final I will not be happy. Our whole team last Sunday looked far more relaxed with Power in goal. I just hope Pj sees sense.."
So it's all about in the view of SAM 1998 "the team looking more relaxed". How did you measure this state of relaxation? Did you ask the players how relaxed they were and would they have "looked" less relaxed if Conor Gleeson had been in goal? If Conroy's long-distance goal had not gone in, Kerry may well have won the match. In that scenario would you then have said that the players didn't look relaxed at all? Winning changes perceptions. These sort of observations from SAM 1998 are painful to read. Gleeson is an outstanding goalkeeper. If he wasn't, an outstanding manager like Padraig Joyce would not have picked him. So also is Bernard Power an excellent keeper. This knocking of our players has to stop. They have given great service. I am sick of the way a fine goalkeeper like Gleeson has been pilloried by people who frankly haven't a clue. I have no connection with Dunmore, a great GAA club. I am just an advocate of fair play.
Replying To SAM1998: "If Gleeson gets the nod for the final I will not be happy. Our whole team last Sunday looked far more relaxed with Power in goal. I just hope Pj sees sense.."
I suppose the manager has boxed himself into a corner by saying Gleeson is number 1. But he doesn't talk nonsense either, he's straight in his answers, and wouldn't have said that without meaning it. So I'm expecting Gleeson to play this Sunday. But I'd prefer Power after last Sunday.
Replying To FatLadySinging: "So it's all about in the view of SAM 1998 "the team looking more relaxed". How did you measure this state of relaxation? Did you ask the players how relaxed they were and would they have "looked" less relaxed if Conor Gleeson had been in goal? If Conroy's long-distance goal had not gone in, Kerry may well have won the match. In that scenario would you then have said that the players didn't look relaxed at all? Winning changes perceptions. These sort of observations from SAM 1998 are painful to read. Gleeson is an outstanding goalkeeper. If he wasn't, an outstanding manager like Padraig Joyce would not have picked him. So also is Bernard Power an excellent keeper. This knocking of our players has to stop. They have given great service. I am sick of the way a fine goalkeeper like Gleeson has been pilloried by people who frankly haven't a clue. I have no connection with Dunmore, a great GAA club. I am just an advocate of fair play."
Look I don't mean to knock any Galway player, but I stand by my comments .And I hope Conor Gleeson is mom next Sunday.
Team named, I'm surprised Power hasn't got the nod but Conor has the full backing of PJ and he needs to repay him. The selection committee have gone all out to protect him, I even note the comments section is turned off on the Galway GAA Facebook page, I think that is a first.